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Play Motivation

Play Motivation is a psychological construct that refers to the intrinsic驱动 forces and regulatory mechanisms underlying the initiation, persistence, and structuring of playful behaviors in non-obligatory, often imaginative or social contexts.

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265

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143

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2017–2026

35

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108

Motivations for Play in Online Games

Nick Yee · CyberPsychology & Behavior · 2006 · 2.9K citations

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Why do people watch others play video games? An empirical study on the motivations of Twitch users

Max Sjöblom, Juho Hamari · Computers in Human Behavior · 2016 · 626 citations

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Play as a Consumption Experience: The Roles of Emotions, Performance, and Personality in the Enjoyment of Games

Morris B. Holbrook, Robert W. Chestnut, Terence A. Oliva et al. · Journal of Consumer Research · 1984 · 554 citations

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Multifaceted Nature of Intrinsic Motivation: The Theory of 16 Basic Desires

Steven Reiss · Review of General Psychology · 2004 · 539 citations

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Why do you play? The development of the motives for online gaming questionnaire (MOGQ)

Zsolt Demetrovics, Róbert Urbán, Katalin Nagygyörgy et al. · Behavior Research Methods · 2011 · 457 citations · Full text

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Authors

265

  1. JP
    Jaak Panksepp

    Bowling Green State University, United States

    3 publications · 596 citations

    3

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  2. CS
    Charlotte Sennersten

    Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

    3 publications · 108 citations

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  3. RR
    Rabindra Ratan

    Michigan State University, United States

    3 publications · 224 citations

    3

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  4. JH
    Juho Hamari

    Tampere University, Finland

    3 publications · 949 citations

    3

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  5. CA
    Craig A. Lindley

    Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

    3 publications · 108 citations

    3

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Institutions

143

  1. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Aalto University

    Espoo, Finland

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    162 citations

  4. Tampere University

    Tampere, Finland

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    213 citations

  6. University of Pisa

    Pisa, Italy

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    261 citations

  7. University of Twente

    Enschede, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    106 citations

  8. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    122 citations

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Venues

  1. Computers in Human Behavior

    7 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking

    3 publications · 321 citations

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  3. Games and Culture

    3 publications · 63 citations

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  4. Perceptual and Motor Skills

    3 publications · 68 citations

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  5. Addictive Behaviors

    2 publications · 30 citations

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